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it came during hagel hearings and was politically calibrated to get the support of the u.s. senate. what can a president say? he is not going to denounce israel now? i am very suspicious of the motives of the attack. >> israel maintained the lorries they were attacking carried game changing weapons. does that make it all right? is anyone likely to criticize israel for taking this position? >> there is a lot of criticism from the middle east, and that can be expected. we have only israel's word to go on. i have seen no independent evidence to confirm what they claimed. i am sure from their perspective these surface air missiles they said they were interdicting might be a game changer, but they are only a game changer if israel is planning an attack on has the law or lebanon or further attacks on syria. -- on hezbollah or lebanon or further attacks on syria. >> he does not want another front, does he? >> i am not sure he has enough to strike back with. certainly under international law he would be in his legitimate rights to strike back. i do not think of is going to happen. he has en
it came during hagel hearings and was politically calibrated to get the support of the u.s. senate. what can a president say? he is not going to denounce israel now? i am very suspicious of the motives of the attack. >> israel maintained the lorries they were attacking carried game changing weapons. does that make it all right? is anyone likely to criticize israel for taking this position? >> there is a lot of criticism from the middle east, and that can be expected. we have only...
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president obama is saying, i'm putting up chuck hagel, and i'm not withdrawing his name. republicans, if you wish to vote against him in the confirmation hearings, then that is up to you. mitch mcconnell, the minority leader in the senate, says that when chuck hagel comes up for confirmation, assuming he is nominated, then he will be given tough, but fair questioning. >> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is set to work in the coming hours after being treated for a blood clot in her head. -- set to return to work in the coming hours after being treated for a blood clot in her head. what world banks are being allowed more flexibility with the financial safety buffers they used to protect themselves in a crisis. it means they will have more assets which are easier to turn into cash if they run into trouble, and that will cut down the risks to investors savings -- investor savings. the committee on banking supervision has relaxed the rules on the types of assets banks can hold to reduce financial shocks. the new standards will take full effect by 2019. the director of t
president obama is saying, i'm putting up chuck hagel, and i'm not withdrawing his name. republicans, if you wish to vote against him in the confirmation hearings, then that is up to you. mitch mcconnell, the minority leader in the senate, says that when chuck hagel comes up for confirmation, assuming he is nominated, then he will be given tough, but fair questioning. >> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is set to work in the coming hours after being treated for a blood clot in her...
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secretary of defense chuck hagel visited the country. south korea has begun a series of military drills with the u.s. as tensions run high on the korean peninsula. pyongyang seems to have follow through on their pledge to cut the hotline between both sides. some breaking news now. the man accused of the rape of a 23-year-old woman in india that set off a nationwide protest has apparently committed suicide. of a group thatr attacked a woman on a bus last year. he was found reportedly hanging from a piece of cloth in his prison cell and was rushed to a hospital. let's get now from our correspondent, joining us from new delhi. what more can you tell us about these reports? >> this news broke less than half an hour ago. ram singh one of the six men accused of the rape of this medical student on december 16. he was the bus driver. he was in custody in jail, where he was found hanging by local time monday morning. his death certainly now will be investigated. he was seen as one of the main men who really pushed and instigated the rape. he was
secretary of defense chuck hagel visited the country. south korea has begun a series of military drills with the u.s. as tensions run high on the korean peninsula. pyongyang seems to have follow through on their pledge to cut the hotline between both sides. some breaking news now. the man accused of the rape of a 23-year-old woman in india that set off a nationwide protest has apparently committed suicide. of a group thatr attacked a woman on a bus last year. he was found reportedly hanging...
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the former republican senator chuck hagel is expected to be nominated as the defense secretary. he has proven to be a controversial choice. >> he spent the last three years advising president obama on key defense issues. he is very outspoken. on the iraq war he once called the strategy a game of pingpong. on the issue of nuclear issues he said, how is it you can have -- you cannot have them but we can? chuck hegel calls for talks with hamas, and that raised a red flag among many republicans worried about how he could be in charge of the one-on-one military relationship between the u.s. and israel, having made comments like that. president obama arrived from hawaii. he is also the before a fight. the u.s.-u.n. ambassador susan rice, republicans would have none of her because of the way she handled the been gauzy situation. president obama is saying, i am putting up chuck paypal. he is not withdrawing his name, so republicans if you wish to vote against him, that is up to you. mitch mcconnell says when chuck hagel comes up for confirmation, he will be given tough but fair question
the former republican senator chuck hagel is expected to be nominated as the defense secretary. he has proven to be a controversial choice. >> he spent the last three years advising president obama on key defense issues. he is very outspoken. on the iraq war he once called the strategy a game of pingpong. on the issue of nuclear issues he said, how is it you can have -- you cannot have them but we can? chuck hegel calls for talks with hamas, and that raised a red flag among many...
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chuck hagel says the obama -- arming circassian rebels is still an option. rebels, that is an option. that is an option. hammond rented clearly when he talked about what is the objective for both of our countries, certainly be united states? stopping the violence. stability in the region and a transition in, helping because of the position of syria to a democracy. >> lebanon hopes for hundred 50,000 syrian refugees -- there is no system to deal with them. as their numbers grow, the lebanese government is rethinking their policy. >> she fled with her three children, leaving her husband home to fight. now she does not know if she will ever see him again. >> he is to call me every other day. i have not heard from him in 10 days. they told me he might be dead. i do not believe it. >> like many refugees, she did not want to show more sense. 440,000 refugees are officially registered in lebanon. they make up about 10% of the population. the government estimates the total number of about 1 million. refugees find safety in lebanon, but for many it is a lot of hardsh
chuck hagel says the obama -- arming circassian rebels is still an option. rebels, that is an option. that is an option. hammond rented clearly when he talked about what is the objective for both of our countries, certainly be united states? stopping the violence. stability in the region and a transition in, helping because of the position of syria to a democracy. >> lebanon hopes for hundred 50,000 syrian refugees -- there is no system to deal with them. as their numbers grow, the...
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defence secretary chuck hagel says his country still committed to helping rebels bring down the syrian government. he also says israel's security will be stronger if the u.s. has closer ties with arab countries. >> israel's securities further enhanced by america's defense cooperation with our other regional partners. in my consultations with the israeli leadership, i emphasized that strong u.s. security relationships with arab nations, including particularly egypt and jordan and our partners in the gulf, are not only in america's strategic interests, they're also in israel's security interest. >> in pakistan, tensions are getting more and more -- increasing more and more. on the eve of the general election, security is tightening. tens of thousands of soldiers are being deployed. keep thes 95,000, to country say. the pakistani taliban is threatening to attack polling stations. bombers,se suicide excess. there have already been violent attacks. ebonics bloated the office of the pakistan people's party on friday in baluchistan province. a search continues for the kidnapped son of the for
defence secretary chuck hagel says his country still committed to helping rebels bring down the syrian government. he also says israel's security will be stronger if the u.s. has closer ties with arab countries. >> israel's securities further enhanced by america's defense cooperation with our other regional partners. in my consultations with the israeli leadership, i emphasized that strong u.s. security relationships with arab nations, including particularly egypt and jordan and our...
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. -- defense secretary chuck hagel. detainees launched a hunger strike in february over what they say were envious of searches of their cells and mishandling of the iran. the military denied the charges. -- mishandling of the koran. human-rights groups say it is long past time for the obama administration to fulfill promises. >> not sustainable for the administration to continue the policy of indefinite detention and what to do with the men picked up after the start of the so-called war on terror more than a decade ago. >> still ahead -- ♪ cattle herders of tanzania are fighting the government for their land. plus, hospitals overwhelmed with the worst epidemic in years. more when we come back. >> hello again. the top stories on "al jazeera." at least 13 people have been killed in an explosion and damascus. this happened in the historic and commercial district of marjeh. a bangladesh court has ordered the confiscation of property belonging to the owner of the building that collapsed on wednesday. demonstrations outside
. -- defense secretary chuck hagel. detainees launched a hunger strike in february over what they say were envious of searches of their cells and mishandling of the iran. the military denied the charges. -- mishandling of the koran. human-rights groups say it is long past time for the obama administration to fulfill promises. >> not sustainable for the administration to continue the policy of indefinite detention and what to do with the men picked up after the start of the so-called war...